first up, a vote on a $9 billion aid package for victims of superstorm sandy. but that's only a fraction of the $60 billion in aid the senate had approved. the house adjourned earlier in the week, before the vote, which set off a firestorm. northeastern politicians erupted. >> republican leadership has turned their backs on new yorkers. >> we sent them there. we sent them there. to do the work for us. not to sit down there and play with each other. >> reporter: and northeast residents, some of whom lost everything during sandy, voiced their anger. >> they're supposed to be representing us. >> reporter: the $9 billion aid package congress will take up today, will cover flood insurance for regions impacted by sandy. the house leadership has promised a vote on a separate, $51 billion package later this month. with sandy relief seemingly resolved, the new congress will turn its attention to two, big, looming battles that will surely give new members a taste of washington's bitter partisan divide. >> it's a little bit like walking into a dinner party, where the coup